Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof Sulyman Abdulkareem, on Thursday, expressed shock over the death of the institution’s Pro-Chancellor, Malam Yazid Rafindadi. Abdulkareem, in a statement issued by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, described the pro-chancellor’s death as very painful to the entire staff members and students of the institution. According to him, Rafindadi’s demise is particularly painful at this point in time when his services are needed most by the institution and the nation’s university system. The vice-chancellor described the late pro-chancellor as a fantastic and hardworking leader who served the university with competence and…
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The Nigeria Army School of Physical Training Zaria has erected the fifth world highest Military Rappelling Tower to combat height phobia in trainees. Brig.-Gen. Abdurraheem Bello the Commandant of the school told newsmen on the sidelines of the National Conference of National Association of Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance, in Zaria on Thursday. He said the tower will enhance troops’ physical and mental fitness, professionalism and timely response to emergencies. The commandant said the tower would help soldiers overcome height phobia and develop confidence. “It is the only tower in the world that has lateral drift attached to…
The Kremlin said on Thursday that it legally continues to regard its invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation,” a day after a partial mobilisation order sparked protests across Russia amid fears the war was entering a dangerous new phase. President Vladimir Putin decreed the mobilization of 300,000 reservists on Wednesday in order to garner more soldiers for the military’s faltering campaign in Ukraine. The move caused unrest among the Russian population, as there are reservists in almost every family, and raised questions about whether Moscow now considers itself in an all-out war with Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has apprehended no fewer than eight suspected vandals for their alleged involvement in stealing electrical installations belonging to it. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement on Thursday that the vandals were apprehended within one-month in different states under its network in the South East. Ezeh also attributed the service disruptions experienced in some parts of its network to activities of vandals; adding that the increasing rate of vandalism had adversely affected the company’s service delivery to its customers. He, however, commended the support of critical stakeholders and…
Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kadin eliminated more than 36 terrorists and several others in air strikes across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja. Danmadami said that two top commanders of Bolo Haram and Islamic States in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated during the period. He said that while Asiya was killed at Parisu, Ubaida was eliminated at…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has commenced preparations for the 2023 Hajj, toward a successful Holy Pilgrimage. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, said this at the Independent Hajj Reporters’ 2022 Hajj Lecture/Award held at National Mosque Auditorium on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by Dr Ibrahim Sodangi, the Director of Administration and Human Resources, NAHCON, Hassan said that the preparations started at the end of the 2022 Hajj, even before departure from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He said that the commission held preparatory meeting with accommodation providers in order to secure…
The Federal Government says a number of factors beyond its control led to the current situation in which the cost of fertiliser increased to between 110 and 150 per cent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. The minister was reacting to an allegation by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, while presenting his Economic Blueprint that farmers now pay 200 per cent more for a bag of fertiliser. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports with the efforts of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative inaugurated in 2016 by President…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a Lagos-based prophet, Cletus Ilongwo, to seven years imprisonment for defrauding his church member of N59.7 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ilongwo, the Presiding Pastor of the Power of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Ministry, was found guilty of seven counts charges bordering on fraud and stealing. Delivering judgment, Justice Sherifat Solebo ordered the forfeiture of the convict’s property situated at No. 3 Popoola Ajayi St., Diamond Estate in Amuwo Odofin to the complainant. “His Toyota Prado is also to be forfeited to the to Federal Government as restitution to settle the complainant,” Solebo…
Gombe State has declared an outbreak of cholera with no fewer than ten deaths already recorded across the state. The Gombe commissioner for health, Dr Habu Dahiru, stated this on Thursday in Gombe while addressing newsmen on the outbreak of the disease in the state. Dahiru, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Abdulrahman Shuaibu, said as at Sept. 20, the number of cases increased to 236. He said in 2021, the state recorded a total of 2, 373 cases of the disease in three outbreaks within the year. “This…
Former Gov. Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, was held at the private residence of the former president inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in the capital of Ogun. Sheriff, while addressing journalists after the meeting, described the visit as “private”. “My coming here is for a pure private meeting. “Baba Obasanjo is an elder statesman and I, being a younger one, it is important that from time to time, I come and greet my father, discuss with him and…